The Surgical Outcome Risk Tool (SORT)

1. First version of SORT – click here
Protopapa KL, Simpson JC, Smith NCE, Moonesinghe SR. Development and validation of the Surgical Outcome Risk Tool (SORT). Br J Surg 2014. 101: 1774-1783.
The SORT was a collaborative effort by researchers from NCEPOD and the UCL/UCLH Surgical Outcomes Research Centre (SOuRCe). https://academic.oup.com/bjs/article/101/13/1774/6137960

2. SORT editorial by Karen Protopapa – click here
Is there a place for the Surgical Outcome Risk Tool app in routine clinical practice? British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 77(11), pp. 612–613.
This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in the British Journal of Hospital Medicine, copyright © MA Healthcare, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see http://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/10.12968/hmed.2016.77.11.612

3. Second version of SORT
Wong DJN, Harris S, Sahni A, Bedford JR, Cortes L, Shawyer R, et al. (2020) Developing and validating subjective and objective risk assessment measures for predicting mortality after major surgery: An international prospective cohort study. PLoS Med, 17(10): e1003253. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003253

4. Web-based tool for users who prefer desktop use: www.sortsurgery.com